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Opening weekend review–Spider-Man: Far From Home rounds out the MCU's best back-to-back solo film journey so far
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In the new Spider-Man film, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Tom Holland′s Peter Parker is trying to recover from the death of mentor Tony Stark in the final scenes of Avengers: Endgame. He's trying to take a break from literally saving the planet by going on a summer trip with his classmates to Paris. And he's trying to let Zendaya′s MJ know that he cares about her. So it's too bad Samuel L. Jackson′s Nick Fury is trying to get his help as the only Avenger available to take out a new inter-dimensional threat–a threat from world-destroying giants called The Elementals. Spider-Man: Far From Home, which opened in theaters nationwide this weekend, is Holland's fifth outing as Peter Parker, after Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, and Spidey fans will be happy. Holland continues to give the best performances of any actor to don a Spidey suit (he wears a few new great versions in this film thanks to designer Anna B. Sheppard). He's also as established in the MCU as Hugh Jackman's Wolverine–Holland is Spider-Man.
But the supporting characters and actors are equally superb. At the top, Zendaya has carved out her own fantastic MJ/Mary Jane for the MCU, much more integral to who Spidey is than the character from the past two trilogies. Holland continues to convey that teen uncertainty and lack of confidence, while slipping in the word "awesome" every few minutes to acknowledge he's seeing all the cool things going on around him that the audience sees. New to the MCU, Jake Gyllenhaal creates another memorable character after excellent work in films like Donnie Darko and Source Code with the new power-wielding Mysterio. Gyllenhall brings equal gravitas and charm to Michael Keaton's Vulture as seen in the last Spider-Man solo outing. And Angourie Rice really has a stand-out performance compared to when we last saw her, playing high schooler Betty, a new close friend to Ned (Jacob Batalon)–together they make a fun duo and solid coming of age movie sidebar to the film.
How does this compare to Spider-Man: Homecoming? It's hard to believe that incredible reboot film was in theaters only two years ago. Screenwriter Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers have inked both Spider-Man films plus the script for Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Homecoming still nudges out the others as the tightest story of the group. But Spider-Man: Far From Home is a great follow-up, easily combining with the 2017 film to create the best two side-by-side solo films in the entire decade-plus run of the MCU. No two back-to-back Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Guardians, Ant-Man or Avengers movies surpass what director Jon Watts has done with these two films. Spider-Man has always been Marvel Comics' #1 superhero, so it's about time the movies at last reflect that popularity.
Tags: Angourie Rice, Anna B. Sheppard, Chris McKenna, Cobie Smulders, coming of age movies, Erik Sommers, Jacob Batalon, Jake Garber, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Favreau, Jon Watts, Kevin Feige, Marisa Tomei, Michael Giacchino, Michael Keaton, Mysterio, Opening weekend movie review, Samuel L. Jackson, Spider-Man, Spider-Man movies, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: Far From Home movie review, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Elementals, The Sting, Tom Holland, Zendaya
Opening weekend review–Amazing, spectacular, Spider-man: Homecoming is what we've been waiting for
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Amazing? Definitely. Spectacular? Absolutely. Tom Holland, who stole the show in the key battle of last year's Captain America: Civil War, has provided the definitive, and yes, the ultimate Spider-man performance in this weekend's latest Marvel masterwork, Spider-man: Homecoming. And Holland is equally good, if not better, without the suit as angst-ridden, overburdened teenager and Spider-man alter ego, Peter Parker. Kids of all ages who ever envisioned the ultimate battle between Spider-man and Batman get their satisfaction here, too: Michael Keaton, in one of his best performances in decades, creates out of an obscure character one of the best supervillain performances to hit the big screen, complete with high-tech bat wings and the classic Keaton we all love to watch.
Moviegoers have seen good efforts from Marvel creating the comic book empire's flagship, web-slinging superhero before, with Tobey Maguire in three Spider-man solo films and Andrew Garfield in two follow-up Amazing Spider-man films, but this latest story supplies what was missing from the other five: an authentic, likeable, smart, voice-breaking do-gooder and a classic coming of age story with heart. But it doesn't skimp on the action, and thanks to some well-filmed 3D and magical IMAX cinematography, one key scene that takes place high atop the Washington Monument made this viewer practically step backward out of his seat into the back row. Just breathtaking filmmaking.
If you keep a list of superhero movie requirements in the back of your mind, you'll find that Spider-man: Homecoming fulfills or surpasses them all. A story with a solid character arc for its lead and antagonist. A big relief for filmgoers who go to every new superhero movie: writer/director Jon Watts and five other writers (a fact that alone would normally spell certain doom for a film, but not here) knew enough to steer clear of another superhero origin story and instead delved right in. They flesh out Parker's relationship with his like-minded, knowledge bowl peers at school and provide more than one jawdropper along the way. In Keaton's villain they provide an exceptional, compelling villain, something lacking in the past several years of superhero movies. Holland sports an update to the Spidey supersuit, and Louise Frogley's latest costume design is superb, complete with believable, readily available tech supplied in-story by mentor Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark aka Iron Man in his latest perfect adaptation of the role from the comics. And Michael Giacchino's powerful and emotional score is among his best, complete with plenty of clever and unexpected themes that amplify the story at the right time. If you think Peter Parker is a throwaway character, prepare for some emotional work by Holland, especially at his character's lowest point in the story.
Tags: Angourie Rice, Best of 2017, coming of age movies, Donald Glover, IMAX, Jack Kirby, Jacob Batalon, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Watts, Laura Harrier, Louise Frogley, Marisa Tomei, Martha Kelly, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Michael Chernus, Michael Giacchino, Michael Keaton, Opening weekend movie review, opening weekend review, Robert Downey Jr, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Tom Holland, Tyne Daly, Zendaya
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Our annual "All the Movies You'll Want to See…" series has been one of the most viewed of all of our entries at borg.com each year. So this year we again scoured Hollywood and its publicity machine for as many genre films coming out in 2017 that have been disclosed. The result is a whopping 58 movies, many you'll probably want to see in the theater or catch on video (and some you may want to skip). We bet you'll find a bunch below you've never heard of. Bookmark this now for your 2017 calendar!
Most coming out in the second half of 2017 don't even have posters released yet. We've included descriptions and key cast so you can start planning accordingly.
What do we think will be the biggest hits of the year? How about Star Wars: Episode VIII or Wonder Woman? Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of 1,000 Planets? Ghost in the Shell? Or Beauty and the Beast?
You've heard endlessly about Logan and Justice League, but 2017 will also see numerous other sequels, like Alien: Covenant, Blade Runner 2049, Thor: Ragnarok, and sequels for Underworld, Resident Evil, Planet of the Apes, Pirates of the Caribbean, XXX, John Wick, King Kong, The Fast and the Furious, Cars, The Kingsman, Transformers, Despicable Me. And The Six Billion Dollar Man is finally on its way. Look for plenty of Dwayne Johnson, Tom Cruise, Vin Diesel, Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Zoe Saldana, Hugh Jackman, John Goodman, Michael Peña, Ryan Reynolds, Sofia Boutella, and Elle Fanning in theaters this year.
So wait no further, here are your genre films for 2017:
Tags: 2017 movie checklist, 2017 movie posters, 2017 movie release schedule, 2017 movies, A Monster Calls, Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection, Ali Larter, Alien: Covenant, American Made, Angourie Rice, Anthony Hopkins, Asa Butterfield, Baywatch, Beauty and the Beast, Ben Affleck, Benedict Cumberbatch, Blade Runner 2049, Blazing Samurai, Brad Pitt, Britt Robertson, Carla Gugino, Cate Blanchett, Channing Tatum, Charles Dance, Charlize Theron, CHiPs movie, Chris Cooper, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Christopher Nolan, Cloverfield, Colin Farrell, Colin Firth, Daisy Ridley, Dave Franco, Dax Sheppard, Derek Jacobi, Despicable Me 3, Diego Luna, Domhnall Gleason, Domhnall Gleeson, Dunkirk, Eddie Izzard, Elizabeth Debicki, Elle Fanning, Emma Watson, Eric Bana, Fate of the Furious, Felicity Jones, Flatliners 2017, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Geoffrey Rush, Ghost in the Shell, God Particle, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Harrison Ford, Hugh Jackman, Idris Elba, Jackie Chan, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Corden, James McAvoy, Jason Statham, Javier Bardem, Jeff Goldblum, Jet Li, John Goodman, John Wick Chapter Two, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Jumanji, Justice League, Karl Urban, Kate Beckinsale, Katherine Waterston, Keanu Reeves, Kennth Brannagh, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Kirsten Dunst, Kong Skull Island, Kristen Wiig, Kurt Russell, Lara Pulver, Liam Neeson, Life movie, Live By Night, Logan, Logan movie, Luc Besson, Marisa Tomei, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon, Michael Fassbender, Michael Peña, Michelle Pfeiffer, Milla Jovovich, Morgan Freeman, Murder on the Orient Express, Nicole Kidman, Olivia Munn, Patrick Stewart, Paul W.S. Anderson, Penelope Cruz, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Power Rangers movie, Ralph Fiennes, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Ridley Scott, Rings, Robert Downey Jr, Robin Wright, Rock Dog, Rosario Dawson, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Neill, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Smurfs; The Lost Village, Sofia Boutella, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Stephen King's It, Stephen King's The Dark Tower, The Beguiled, The Coldest City, The Emoji Movie: Express Yourself, The Great Wall, The Greatest Showman, The Hitman's Bodyguard, The Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The Lego Batman Movie, The LEGO Ninjago Movie, The Nut Job 2, The Space Between Us, The Story of Ferdinand, Thor: Ragnarok, Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise movies, Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Holland, Tommy Lee Jones, Transformers: The Last Knight, Trey Parker, Underworld: Blood Wars, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Villa Capri, Vin Diesel, War for the Planet of the Apes, Will Arnett, Wonder Woman, World War II movies, World War Z 2, xxx: The Return of Xander Cage, Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana
First look–WOW! Three new Spidey trailers! The best of Marvel's Civil War carries on in Spider-man: Homecoming
Someday we'll all look back at all these Marvel superhero movies and identify a few standouts. Will they include the original Iron Man? Captain America: Winter Soldier? Ant-Man? Guardians of the Galaxy? As for the big team-up films, they will be difficult to differentiate. Superhero punches superhero. Big things blow up, but bigger this time and the next time and the next. This year's big team-up entry didn't have the "Avengers" title but it was every bit the same: Captain America: Civil War. It could have just as easily been called Iron Man: Civil War. Or The Avengers III: Civil War. But Captain America: Civil War got the blockbuster team-up right with one big stretch of awesome.
It all began with the entrance of the new Spider-man, played by Tom Holland–the unprecedented third actor to play a big-screen Marvel character. Once Spider-man met Robert Downey, Jr.'s Tony Stark, the movie took off and didn't let up until Black Widow allowed Team Captain America to escape. For young Spidey to hold his own with Captain America, Ant-Man, Giant Man, Scarlet Witch, and the Falcon, credit goes to Holland for a pretty good feat.
Earlier this week Marvel Studios released a teaser trailer and tonight the studio added the full trailer for Spider-man: Homecoming, an incredibly refreshing-looking superhero flick clearly built with the off-the-wall flavor of humor found in Marvel's Ant-Man and Deadpool. New odd, lanky, voice-changing, and nerdy Tom Holland (Wolf Hall) has that spark and jolt of energy we didn't quite see with prior Spider-men Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield.
This new trailer alone runs circles around anything in the prior Spider-man movies. Be among the first to check out Holland in this first international trailer for Spider-man: Homecoming:
Tags: Angourie Rice, Captain America: Civil War, Donald Glover, first look Spider-man, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Martha Kelly, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-man: Homecoming trailer, Tom Holland, Tyne Daly
The Nice Guys – My Brush with Greatness
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WELCOME TO EARTH-4
A Column by J. Torrey McClain
In theaters now, if you look quickly and listen closely, you can see my profile and hear my voice in the fantastic new movie from Shane Black, The Nice Guys. I recommend seeing The Nice Guys, not only for me, but because it is a dry, fun, and interesting movie that has a number of laughs. But, as usual, the movie is the background to my musings and in this case, my personal experience.
On my birthday in 2015, I got a text and a phone call on my way to meeting with friends. Since I was in the car, I didn't pick up, my preference, and waited until I was walking along the sidewalk to my destination, expecting to see calls and texts with well-wishes. As I looked, I got another call, from my call-in booking service. I answered and immediately gave my acknowledgement that I was available to work the next day. It was only after this that I was able to look at the text and see that it was my first union gig, as a photo double.
To understand this all-new stage as a background actor, I must explain my normal experiences. As a friend once relayed to me from a recent L.A. Times article, background actors are known as props that eat. Generally there are at least 20 of us descending upon a production to provide atmosphere and a realistic look of city streets, courtrooms, bars, malls or wherever the protagonists need to be. We sit, we walk, we mime talking, we run for cover, we sit in a Ferris wheel, we play at eating food and generally try to be as real as possible with several cameras capturing the moment. In between the scenes, we descend like locusts on craft services, lunch catering and our holding area, eating, talking, reading, writing, playing music or whatever we do to make the eight, ten, 12 or longer hours to pass by while assistant directors and production assistants try to corral us and keep us to a mild whisper so as not disturb filming. I love the job as the time in between gives me moments with graphic novels or whatever I'm reading at the time, but it can be stifling to many others with low tolerances to being told exactly what to do, wanting to talk, preferring not to listen and expecting the spotlight. If you're happy just fading into the background and realizing that your issues are the smallest in the world of a production with many moving parts, days pass wonderfully well.
My days on The Nice Guys were so much different. My first day of my first union gig, I was nervous. When I met the production assistant checking me in and he said something along the line of these words, "Great, glad you're here! This day is all about you," my nerves shot up a notch as it became apparent that I was the only background actor there. Instead of being sent off to hang with the other extras, I got to eat at the same time and table with the crew. I felt guilty of impostor syndrome as I sat among the people there on a daily basis with specific jobs to make the production move forward. After finishing my food, I got a full haircut from the people in the hair department along with some grey added to my dark brown hair to match the original actor. A special suit of specific clothes awaited me at wardrobe. Once ready for the camera, I arrived on set, ready to exit the production van, one of the PAs opened up an umbrella for me and held it over me until, feeling very sheepish, I took it from him and walked toward set.
Tags: acting, Angourie Rice, J. Torrey McClain, Jason McClain, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, SAG/AFTRA union, Shane Black, The Nice Guys


On 18 November 2014, the Centre was pleased to welcome Esther Meijers (University of Reading) to discuss 'William Carstares in the Netherlands: The Making of a Moderate Mind'. This continued the 'Scotland and Europe' series. Below is this listener's brief summary of the lecture.
William Carstares (1649-1715) was the most prominent clergyman and politician in late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth century Scotland, acting as the chief adviser to William III (William of Orange). Born in Cathcart near Glasgow, Carstares sprang from Covenanter stock (his father John was a deprived minister), and he went on to be educated in theology at the University of St Andrews. From there he traveled to the Netherlands and studied at the University of Utrecht. A lively theological debate was taking place in the United Provinces, centering on conservative Utrecht and progressive Leiden. The Dutch looked to the Scots as paragons of the reformed church in Europe, yet Carstares himself was influenced by the Dutch outlook–he was rather enamoured with their inclusive national church.
At this stage in his life in the 1670s, there was little remarkable about Carstares, and certainly nothing to indicate he was to be a future father of religious moderation. The 'big change' came with the Restoration and his involvement in radical Presbyterian resistance, which resulted in his torture with thumbscrews (some of his later portraits had him holding up his thumbs to emphasise what he had suffered for his beliefs). After William III overthrew James VII and II, Carstares was appointed William's chief adviser, especially when it came to Scottish affairs. Carstares pursued a policy of moderation, acceptable to all but the staunchest of Presbyterians. Arguably the architect of moderate Presbyterianism, he always 'kept the door open' for a future union with Episcopalians.
The Restoration had seen the persecution of Scottish Covenanters and the number of ministers in Scotland had dwindled as a result. Carstares was deeply concerned about the future survival of the Reformed church, and this led him to invite Dutch theologians, 'men of good learning', to fill the empty places in Scotland. His 'great reform' of the University of Edinburgh, following his appointment as Principal in 1703, greatly improved the status of theological studies in Scotland and transformed Edinburgh into a more civic and cosmopolitan university. Dr Meijers commented that this reform can be regarded as the high-point of Carstares' career, and the Dutch influence is plain to see.
Refreshingly, Dr Meijers did not proclaim Carstares to be a 'great thinker' in the mould of Locke, or to be as devout a Presbyterian as Archibald Campbell, but instead he was a pragmatic, effective politician who championed an inclusive form of religious practice.
Next week, 25 November, Alan McNiven will present a seminar organised in conjunction with Onomastication, the onomastics reading group. Title to be confirmed. This will be held in Room 202, 3 University Gardens at 5.30pm. All welcome.


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Review: The history of aircraft on display in London Special
Posted Aug 23, 2015	by Tim Sandle
Nestled away in a corner of North London is the Royal Air Force Museum. The museum contains vast hangers containing the history of aircraft, from primitive flying contraptions to modern Tornado jets.
Supermarine Spitfires from the Second World War greet visitors on their way to the Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon, London.
Tim Sandle
The Royal Air Force Museum London is based at was once Hendon Aerodrome.
A search-and-rescue helicopter on display at the RAF museum in Hendon, London.
The museum consists of five major buildings and hangars, each dedicated to an aspect of the history of aviation and the Royal Air Force. On hanger is focused entirely on World War II and the Battle of Britain (a museum that has been featured on Digital Journal.)
The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber aircraft. It later came to be used for training pilots in World War II.
The museum has been open since 1972, and it has expanded greatly since the 1970s. The museum is free to enter, although donations are welcome.
The museum consists of five area:
Milestones of Flight,
The Bomber Hall,
Historic Hangars,
The Battle of Britain Hall,
The Grahame-White Factory.
The biggest area is the "Milestones of Flight", and it is parts of this vast area, containing former working aircraft, that this photo essay features. There are over 100 different aircraft on display. The interlinked halls are a time line of aviation milestones, beginning with the earliest flying machines and moving forwards to the 21st Century Eurofighter Typhoon test airframe ZH588.
Beginning with some of the earliest flying contraptions, the museum hosts a Blériot XI. The Blériot XI is the aircraft that was used by Louis Blériot on July 25, 1909 to make the first flight across the English Channel.
The aircraft was produced in both single- and two-seat versions, powered by a number of different engines and was widely used for competition and training purposes.
The most modern craft is a full-sized prototype of the Eurofighter Typhoon. This is a a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multi-role fighter, which is currently in service. The craft can attain speeds of mach 1.5.
The Typhoon is a highly agile aircraft at both supersonic and low speeds.
In-between these two aircraft are a host of different types of aeroplanes from different eras and different countries. Here is a Mustang, from the U.S.
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.
And a Mosquito from the U.K.
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft with a two-man crew that served during and after the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era constructed almost entirely of wood.
Or how about the first helicopter in Britain? Pictured below is the Sikorsky Hoverfly. The R-4 model was the world's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first to be used by the U.S. Army Air Forces,and the U.K.'s Royal Air Force.
The Sikorsky R-4 was a two seat helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine.
Helicopters have come a long way since. Take the Boeing Chinook, for instance.
The Boeing Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). A series of variants based on the U.S. Army's Boeing CH-47 Chinook.
Or the AgustaWestland AW101, used in both military and civil applications.
The AW101 is powered by three turboshaft engines. The engines power an 18.59 metre diameter five-bladed main rotor.
Not all of the aircraft have a military history. Take this Percival Mew Gull. The craft captures the 'golden age' of flying, at least for the more wealth members of society during the 1930s.
The Percival Mew Gull was a British racing aircraft of the 1930s. It was a small, single-engine, single-seat, low-wing monoplane of wooden construction, normally powered by a six-cylinder de Havilland Gipsy Six piston engine.
Important parts of aircraft are also o display, such as the iconic Rolls Royce Merlin XX engine.
The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled, V-12, piston aero engine. The first operational aircraft to enter service using the Merlin were the Fairey Battle, Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire.
Whereas other aircraft are not exactly in pristine condition.
The Handley Page Halifax was a four-engined heavy bomber model operated by the British Royal Air Force during World War II. This aircraft was recovered from the war and preserved.
A better preserved example of a bomber is this U.S. Liberator.
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is a U.S. heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32.
And arguably the most famous World War II aircraft of all, the Lancaster Bomber. The huge craft was designed and built by Avro for the Royal Air Force, coming into service in 1942.
Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster B I PA474, on display at the RAF Museum in London. The Lancaster was primarily a night bomber.
Although many of the aircraft are military, the horror and tragedy of war is not forgotten. There are several exhibits that show bomb sites, for example. Another way of representing the worse side of conflict is this wall carving marking airmen who survived being shot down during World War II when behind enemy lines.
A war memorial for those killed during the bombings that took place during World War II.
The museum, with its various parts, interactive exhibits, cinema, changing displays, knowledgeable staff and cafes, makes for an enjoyable day out.
A cockpit-eye view of one of the aircraft on display at the RAF museum in London. This aircraft is the Phantom FGR2, which was in service between 1968 and 1992.

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In the Gloaming (1997)
PG | 1h 7min | Drama | TV Movie 20 April 1997
Danny, dying of Aids, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments of openness that tend to shut out Danny's father and his sister.
Alice Elliott Dark (story), Will Scheffer (teleplay)
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Terminal illness esp. cancer
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Title: In the Gloaming (TV Movie 1997)
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And the Band Played On (TV Movie 1993)
Drama | History
The story of the discovery of the A.I.D.S. epidemic, and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Stars: Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Patrick Bauchau
Home for the Holidays (1995)
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.
Stars: Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey Jr.
An Early Frost (TV Movie 1985)
A young lawyer hasn't told his parents about his homosexuality. Now he must tell them--at a time when the diagnosis was still a death sentence--that he has AIDS.
Director: John Erman
Stars: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Sylvia Sidney
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
An insight into the turbulent lives and loves of a gay clique based in Los Angeles.
Director: Greg Berlanti
Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Dean Cain, Zach Braff
Agnes of God (1985)
When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.
Director: Norman Jewison
Stars: Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly
On Such a Night (1956)
An American tourist on a day trip to Sussex from London inadvertently finds himself at Glyndebourne Opera House in Sussex where he learns to appreciate Opera.
Director: Anthony Asquith
Stars: Josephine Griffin, Marie Lohr, David Knight
Strength in Numbers (2012)
Strength in Numbers is a rally call to connect all mountain bikers, regardless of location or language or discipline. Tire to ground, foot to pedal, hand to bar - communities drawn together by trails of dirt.
Stars: Graham Agassiz, Dan Atherton, Gee Atherton
Back Page (1934)
Peggy Shannon plays a young female reporter who is fired from a big city newspaper, then decides to take over a troubled small town newspaper. She encounters difficulties with small town ... See full summary »
Director: Anton Lorenze
Stars: Peggy Shannon, Russell Hopton, Claude Gillingwater
Leaving Circadia (2014)
A group of guys living in a Brooklyn brownstone find their way through the harsh realities of life as they enter into their 30's.
Director: Evan Mathew Weinstein
Stars: Michael Cerveris, Ashley C. Williams, Christian Coulson
The Brooke Ellison Story (TV Movie 2004)
Rendered a quadriplegic since a child from a near-fatal neck injury, a young girl fights against all odds to succeed in life from grade school to her acceptance into college under the assistance of her loyal and dedicated mother.
Director: Christopher Reeve
Stars: Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John Slattery, Lacey Chabert
Variety (1925)
Certificate: Passed Crime | Drama | Romance
Prologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap ... See full summary »
Director: Ewald André Dupont
Stars: Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Lya De Putti
The Red Line (2019)
Follows three Chicago families as they journey toward hope and healing after an unarmed African American doctor is shot by a white cop.
Stars: Noah Wyle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Aliyah Royale
Glenn Close ... Janet
Bridget Fonda ... Anne
Whoopi Goldberg ... Nurse Myrna
Robert Sean Leonard ... Danny
David Strathairn ... Martin
Annie Stark ... Young Anne
Will Reeve ... Young Danny
Roger Anthony ... Leaf Blower Man
Danny, dying of Aids, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments of openness that tend to shut out Danny's father and his sister. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
brother sister relationship | family relationships | gay brother | based on short story | mother son relationship | See All (12) »
Rated PG for thematic elements and language | See all certifications »
20 April 1997 (USA) See more »
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Westchester County, New York, USA
Frederick Zollo Productions, Home Box Office (HBO) See more »
Director Christopher Reeve's wife, Dana, sings the song "In The Gloaming" during the credits, and his son plays the boy in the opening scene. See more »
Danny: In the gloaming...
Janet: Not tonight, sweetheart. I'm sorry.
Danny: I wanna go home.
Janet: You are. You are home.
References 42nd Street (1933) See more »
Music by Annie Fortescue Harrison
Lyrics by Meta Orred
Performed by Dana Reeve
Q: Has this film ever been released on DVD?
Heart-wrencher
13 May 2002 | by 1fortheroad – See all my reviews
I watched this movie not too long ago, simply because I am a big fan of Glenn Close. However, I was throughly surprised at the depth of sadness portrayed in the film, and the closeness between Janet and her son Danny. I was touched when Janet sung "Oh Danny Boy", I thought it was a very good addition to the film. This movie brings up very important topics: death, and love for your family no matter what. I would definately recommend a person to watch this.


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New construction to house Galen College of Nursing Louisville campus and national headquarters
The new building will be finished in the winter of 2020 and will be located at Terra Crossing Boulevard.
New construction to house Galen College of Nursing Louisville campus and national headquarters The new building will be finished in the winter of 2020 and will be located at Terra Crossing Boulevard. Check out this story on courier-journal.com: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/08/07/louisvilles-galen-college-nursing-get-new-building-2020/1949343001/
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Galen College of Nursing announced on Wednesday construction of a new building that will become home to both its Louisville campus and its national headquarters.
A news release said the private nursing school's new building will be finished in the winter of 2020 and will be located at Terra Crossing Boulevard, near the Old Henry exit at the Gene Snyder Freeway.
The new location will have 132,000 square feet, the release said, and sit on 11 acres that belongs to Jefferson Development Group. The developers will remain the owners of the property.
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Mark Vogt, the CEO of Galen College of Nursing, said in the statement that the new project shows "commitment to nursing education and healthcare in our region."
"We will have the area's largest and most unique education facility dedicated solely to nursing," he said. "We have designed an advanced, one-of-a-kind new space to provide our students the tools they need to deliver excellent patient care and outcomes, advance nursing practice, and pursue their professional goals."
Mayor Greg Fischer was quoted in the release and said the news showed Galen as a leader.
"We're thrilled for Galen College of Nursing to expand its national headquarters and remain in Louisville," Fischer said.
"By teaching excellence in compassion and nursing, Galen is leading the way in addressing our nation's nursing shortage," he said. "I look forward to helping break ground on its new state-of-the-art educational campus that will ensure Galen's success in shaping the best caregivers in the country."
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In March, Nashville-based health care company HCA Healthcare announced it would be acquiring Galen. A Galen spokeswoman, Anna Kitson, said at the time no major changes were expected to affect Galen personnel "except for the potential for additional program development in the future and no impact for our students other than future opportunity."
Galen has a location in Louisville, 1031 Zorn Ave., as well as campuses in Hazard, Kentucky; San Antonio, Texas; Tampa Bay, Florida; and Cincinnati, Ohio. It also offers online classes.
Galen's Louisville campus has more than 1,400 nursing students and more than 5,000 students system wide. It offers associate, baccalaureate and practical/vocational nursing program degrees.
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La Prisión de Serkadji (en árabe: سجن سركاجي) es una prisión de alta seguridad en Argel, la capital del país africano de Argelia; para 1995, cerca de dos tercios de los 1.500 presos recluidos allí han sido acusados o condenados por terrorismo. Un motín tuvo lugar entre el 21 y el 23 de febrero de 1995 en las instalaciones de esa cárcel. El catalizador para el motín fue la fuga de 4 presos ayudados por un guardia. Durante el intento de fuga al menos cuatro guardias y un preso murieron.

Véase también
 Prisión
 Régimen penitenciario
 Motín

Referencias

Prisiones de Argelia
Argel

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In life it is easy to become discontent. We can look at what everybody else has. When we do this, we make the comparison that either we have more than someone else, which leads to pride, or that we have less than someone else, which leads to envy. The grass isn't greener on the other side of the fence, it's just greener where you water it.
When you come into relationship with the God of the Universe by accepting Jesus, you receive eternal life. This life is joy, peace and righteousness in the Holy Spirit. This gift from God is not external but internal and we experience it from the inside out.
Now as we spend time with our Heavenly Father in prayer, worship and reading the Word, we sense His peace, joy and well-being. There is nothing in the world that compares to God's presence. It is in His presence we are healed, restored, and made-whole: all the things that can never be bought.
As we grow in our walk with God, we will grow in our ability to be content. We will become grateful for all the good things in our life. We can focus on what we do have and not on what we don't. As we begin to settle into all that God has blessed us with, we will bloom where we are planted.
We can put too much stock in people's opinions of us. If we feel they approve then we think we measure up, or if we feel any sense of disapproval we can become insecure, as if anyone's opinion of us changes who we really are.
We are made in the image of an omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, omnibenevolent being who hung the stars and created everything in existence. When we start to understand who God is then we will better understand who we are. God has no limitations and the more we understand who He created us to be, the more we will live a life without limits.
God not only created us but He radically loves us. He sent Jesus Christ to earth to live a sinless life for us, to die on the cross as us and to be raised from the dead for our justification, so we could be eternally His. Now we simply receive Jesus's righteousness by faith and we become the righteousness of God in Christ. There is no effort on our part, we simply believe.
When our confidence grows strong in God alone, we will not be shaken by people's opinions. No longer will we thrive when people approve of us or be crushed when they do not. We will be able to walk confidently and securely, because we know that we are approved by God who is always with us, for us and on our side.
Hebrews 12:2 – fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
As we travel along the path of life, we can face detours and distractions. If we get caught up in either we can get off course. Our purpose in life is too important to allow life's silly dramas to drag us down.
As we receive Jesus into our hearts, we come into relationship with our Heavenly Father. Now when we face obstacles and challenges, we can come boldly to the throne room of grace in time of need. Our Father God always has our best interest at heart and we can receive His help, grace, and wisdom for every situation in life.
As we spend time in prayer, worship and reading God's Word, we will sense the presence of the Lord. In God's presence there is fullness of joy. We can entirely relax in His presence, because He loves us unconditionally. God's love and forgiveness flow like a waterfall washing away our guilt, shame and condemnation.
The more time we spend under the waterfall, the more we will walk away refreshed, renewed and ready for God's purpose for our life. God's plans for us are massive, unchanging and eternal. So, knowing the magnitude of our calling, we can journey through life with a steadfast gaze, focusing our eyes on Jesus. When we do, we will find that everything peripheral will fade in the distance.
We can work so hard to try to have people approve of us. We wear certain clothes, own certain possessions and even choose certain career paths just to get a stamp of approval from people. Unfortunately, people are changeable and fickle, we can never please all the people 100% of the time. Instead of working so hard to earn approval from people, we can actually take the time to discover who we really are and what we are created to do. There is nothing like relaxing into your true identity.
God had us in mind from the beginning of time. He formed us with our personality and preferences. He gave us our talents and gifts. He placed us in our families, location and time for His purposes. We were created to overcome every obstacle and challenge we face because we are made to reign.
When we accept Jesus into our life, we come into relationship with our Heavenly Father. Now we can spend time getting to know the one who created us. Our Father God is the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, omnibenevolent King of the Universe. He runs the cosmos and yet knows the number of hairs on our head. Through Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross, we can have an intimate, loving, parent-child relationship with our "Abba" Father God.
As we grow in knowing our Heavenly Dad, we will grow in knowing ourselves, because we are made in His image. As we receive the unconditional, unfailing, infinite love of God daily, we will begin to effortlessly change into His likeness. Just as a seed is planted in the ground and begins to grow, so do we as we spend time in prayer, worship and reading of the Word. Our lives will begin to blossom and flourish and we will discover over time who we are in Christ and what God has created us to do.
There are times in life when we face setbacks. We can be heading down the path of life and everything seems as if it is falling nicely into place. However, if we are not careful we can get off course in an instant and find ourselves lost. It is easy to go in circles when you journey without a guide.
God so loved the world that He sent us Jesus, to live a sinless life for us, to die on the cross as us and to be raised from the dead for our justification. Jesus did this so we could receive His righteousness and we could be reconciled back to our Heavenly Father.
Jesus is the Good Shepherd. As we cultivate our relationship with God, we can know that our guide is good, for us, on our side and will never ever leave us. God will always get us back on track and keep us on course.
As we spend time in prayer, worship and reading of the Word, we will become more attuned to God's leading. We will be able to sense which decisions to make and opportunities to take. He will lead us into green pastures, near still waters; and He restores our souls (Psalm 23:2-3).
Psalm 23:3 – He guides me along the right paths for His name's sake.
At times in life, we can struggle just to make it. We juggle roles and responsibilities, we work harder and harder and often find we are no further ahead than when we started. If we do everything out of our own strength, we will become exhausted and burned out. We weren't made to do life all on our own.
As we come into relationship with the God of the Universe by accepting Jesus into our hearts, we come into relationship with the one who made us. God becomes our Father, and we are never alone again. God had us in mind since the beginning, He formed and shaped us, created us for a purpose and understands what makes us satisfied and fulfilled.
As we seek God in prayer, worship and reading of the Word, we find the secret place. In this private time with God, we can cast all our care upon Him because He so dearly cares for us. As we leave our times with God, we will be lighter and freer. We will have given God the burdens that we were never meant to carry; and in exchange we can receive His joy, peace and well-being.
Now life can be an exciting adventure. As we follow the shepherd of our soul, we can live a passionate life of faith. Our Heavenly Father empowers us to overcome every obstacle and challenge we face. He will open doors of opportunity and lead us to an abundant life where we thrive and prosper in every realm.
Psalm 91:1 – Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Life can be chaotic at times. The economy can shift, people can be fickle and our circumstances can turn in a moment. It is easy to become fearful when things change. However, if we try to keep everything the same, we will be very unhappy people because change is one of life's main guarantees.
However, God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. His covenant with His people has changed. There was a time when our right standing depended on our actions; but now our covenant depends on believing in Jesus's actions on the cross. Jesus lived a sinless life for us, died on the cross as us, and was raised from the dead for our justification.
When we accept Jesus, we receive son and daughtership. We become children of God and we enter into a divine relationship with our Heavenly Father. Now we are the righteousness of God in Christ by simply receiving Jesus into our heart.
As children of God, we have constant access to our Heavenly Father. We can spend time with Him in prayer, worship and reading of the Word. We can bring to Him all of our worries and concerns and receive His peace and well-being. We can be refreshed in God's presence and empowered to soar above every obstacle and challenge in our life. Now as we face change, we can do so with confidence that we are not alone. God is with us, for us and on our side.
It's easy to become burned out and discouraged. We can feel used, alone and unloved. We try to gain people's love and approval; we try to get from them something that we can only receive from the one who made us.
When we accept Jesus into our hearts, we come into relationship with the God of the Universe. God becomes our Father and now we can receive from Him continual love and acceptance. We were made for love and to love; and as we begin to daily receive love and allow it to pour out of us, we will begin effortlessly to become all that we are called to be.
We can begin to step into our purpose and destiny as we grow in the revelation of God's love for us. As we relax into our true identity in Christ, we will become confident in who God created us to be and what He's created us to do.
As we follow our amazing savior along the path leading to abundant life, we will find joy, peace and restoration for our souls. Even when we face obstacles, God's grace empowers us to soar above every difficulty and challenge in life. Our lives will become like a well-watered garden, lush and green, and flourishing in every season of life.
We can sometimes feel burdened by demands placed on us to provide, produce and perform for others in this life. If we live with a demand mindset we always live under stress. We will ultimately disappoint people because we are finite and only able to do so much on our own.
When we accept Jesus in our hearts, God becomes our Heavenly Father. We are no longer alone, now our Father in Heaven is with us, for us and on our side. God's supply and provision is inexhaustible. Now we can have a supply mindset instead of a demand mindset.
One day when Jesus was preaching and teaching, crowds began to develop. The Bible says there were over five thousand men, with women and children gathered. The disciples urged Jesus to send the crowds home to find food. Jesus told them to feed the crowds. The disciples had a demand mindset while Jesus had a supply mindset. As the disciples looked around for something to feed the crowd with, they found one boy who was willing to offer his few fishes and loaves of bread.
Jesus blessed the boy's meal, and there was enough for everyone, including the disciples, who picked up 12 baskets of leftovers. When we bring the little we have to Jesus, He blesses it. We find provision from unexpected places; our resources last longer than we ever thought possible.
Jesus is the bread of life. He is our provision and as we follow Him, we can live without worry and fear of lack, knowing our good shepherd leads us into abundant provision, supernatural rest, and the restoration or our souls (Psalm 23:2-3).
Philippians 4:19 – And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
In life we can try to measure up to every standard that the world throws at us. We get pressure to become society's "ideal." However, the truth is we are all individuals and we've all been created specifically for a special destiny and purpose. Our fingerprints are different and our DNA is unique.
We have so many voices speaking to us about our identity, it is hard to know whom to believe. Marketing firms have agendas and people have unrealistic expectations, but there is only one being in the universe who actually knows us better than we know ourselves.
When we come into relationship with our designer, we catch a glimpse of the blueprints to our destiny. In the beginning God purposed who we would be. He designed us with special skills, giftings and abilities; and then placed us in our time and location for His mission and plans. As we grow in knowing God, we will grow in knowing who we really are.
Jesus lived a sinless life for us, died on the cross as us and was raised from the dead for our justification. He did this so we could be reconciled to God, saved from destruction, restored body, spirit and soul, and empowered and equipped to fulfill our unique destiny and purpose on the planet.
Now we can seek our Heavenly Father daily in prayer, worship and reading of the Word and receive His unfailing, unconditional and overflowing love. This radical love leads to a life unleashed and on mission for God's cause on the planet, restoring mankind back to Himself.


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      })
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Q: Geolocation - How Does it Work? I am using a script bought from Code Canyon (a weather script) and the script uses MaxMind GeoIP Javascript Web Service to determine my users current location. The question I have is how does MaxMind (or other geolocation services) determine the location?
When it determines my location it is on average about 30 miles away from my actual city. Why and how does it determine the location being there and not closer? I assume this has to do with my ISP and my ISP routing. Is this correct?

A: The location it is showing you is the location of your internet server.
If you are using the geolocation code which uses your ip address to get the current location then it will show the location of your host server.

A: Your ISP assigns you an IP when connecting. Obviously, the ISP bought that IP at one point, and the geolocation service you are using has an entry for it, in this case, a data center of your ISP.

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KIEHL'S WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT ON 26 OCTOBER 2012 – GET INVOLVED!
Get your dancing shoes on this Friday, 26 October 2012 and join the world record attempt at 'The Most People Simultaneously Participating in the Robo Dance' in Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall. Leading this event, Marita Cheng, Keihl's official ambassador and Young Australian of the Year, along with Connect Community HackerSpace, Marita's engineering team, will don their dancing shoes on Friday to encourage hundreds of people from all over Australia to participate in a robot dance choreographed by Carmelo Pizzino and Jessica Raffa, World Champion Dancers and 'Dancing with the Stars' personalities, alongside our famous Kiehl's unofficial mascot, Mr. Bones, who will be unveiled for everyone to meet. Mr. Bones is a life-sized skeleton that can be found in Kiehl's stores worldwide as a nod to Kiehl's apothecary heritage and scientific skincare.
Dating back to the early days, Kiehl's Since 1851 has been committed to the betterment of the communities in which it does business. Today, Kiehl's is proud to announce our newest global program "Meet Mr. Bones" – celebrating Kiehl's scientific heritage and commitment to giving back in partnership with influencers from all genres including Grammy award-winning musician Alicia Keys, to support children's, environmental and HIV/AIDS research charities around the world.
With "Meet Mr. Bones", Kiehl's celebrates its own icon by partnering with Marita Cheng; Mechatronics Engineering and Computer Science student and Founder & Executive Director of Robogals; an international organisation that aims to get more girls interested in science, engineering and technology.
Marita was given free rein to redesign and build her own Mr. Bones, drawing on her studies of robotic engineering. She leveraged the incredible talent and know-how of hobbyist engineers at the HackerSpace to produce a robotic version of Mr. Bones. Mrs. Bones "Polly" is Kiehl's Australia's new super bright pink robot skeleton. Polly will help Kiehl's raise funds for HackerSpace; which aims to engage passionate roboticists and enthusiasts in Melbourne who are making a huge difference in the modern world of technology. Marita will lead and dance to the beauty beat with Kiehl's to break a new world record for the most people to Robo Dance.
Sign up today and be part of a new world record with Kiehl's and Marita Cheng in support of Marita's chosen charity, HackerSpace. RSVP now at www.facebook.com/kiehlsaustralia, the first 500 participants will go in the running to win a Kiehl's hamper valued at $500. We also have hundreds of free Kiehl's Crème de Corps samples for you the Kiehl's store, Myer Melbourne, as part of the Pacific Magazines 'Big Week of Beauty' celebration!
So head on down to Bourke Street Mall, pick up your FREE Kiehl's Robo Dance t-shirt, pop-it-on and dance your way to a world record with the live NOVA FM beauty beats.
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The Poems
Contact / Submit
SUBMIT: email up to 10 poems and your first-person bio to trevorcon [at] gmail [dot] com, with your name in the file name.
#21 "When Colours Run" by Neil Slevin
Artists need to invent in reaction to death. I'm not a big fan of broad statements applied to all artists, but this is one I would say applies to nearly all. It's a time-worn theme, of course, but some come up with interesting ways to say what we've heard before. Neil Slevin enlists the help of history here, as well as two giants of the English language – Shakespeare and the King James Bible.
Clearly, this is a poem that harks back to the past, but the future is also a central concern. We all have some sense of a legacy at the back of our minds, and, at the end of the day, this is all we will have when time catches up with us and we become part of the past.
Slevin tackles the theme in a fairly indirect way here, without drawing himself into the poem, which gives it a story-like quality. It's also the sense of the mythic that really captured my attention here. The emperor that Slevin describes is an example of a vain attempt to outdo time (in both senses of the word in this case). When faced with thoughts of death, there is a little emperor in all of us.
When Colours Run
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun.
Old men tell the story of Cathay's emperor,
a man who avoided the future,
who in his divine wisdom, and facing death,
forbade his people from using the future tense
because without him they could have no future.
And they muse about time and how we tell it,
highlight that before Christ we had no such thing,
that after His birth we had options.
Did you ever make that mistake at school,
believing that A.D. meant After Death?
Wiser now, I wonder if men like Cathay and Christ,
Macbeth and Othello were one,
perhaps not in face or nature, but in outlook:
believing that time would wait for them
to find their way back from the ether
as if they could forbid the wind
from breath and stars from smile,
their fellow man from a life of dreams and death
while they packed up their moon
and dismantled our sun.
I am a 26 year-old writer from Co. Leitrim. An English teacher, having graduated with a B.Sc. in Physical Education with English from the University of Limerick in 2011, I have returned to university to complete an M.A. in Writing at N.U.I. Galway and to pursue a writing-based career.
I write for Sin (N.U.I. Galway's student newspaper), editing its entertainment section and culture column, Resonate, and as Events Reporter for the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (an N.U.I. Galway campus centre providing community-based initiatives for the local area).
Since September 2015, I was SMITH Magazine's Writer of the Month for October, and have won various awards, including Creative Writing Ink Journal's writing prompt competition for October-November 2015 and Cultured Vultures' poem of the week competition. My poetry has been published by The Galway Review and numerous international journals, including Scarlet Leaf Review and Artificium: The Journal.
History and myth are often friends to poetry, I feel, in that they tend to blend well into poems. Would you agree or disagree, and could you comment on how you approached this here?
History and myth are often poetry's friends, and they do blend well into poems, but I think this is a tradition that's dying out. In my opinion, contemporary poetry is more concerned with contemporary issues, and that's something I am happy to encourage and be part of. Modern writers should respond to the here and now. They should look to the future, rather than harp back.
I like the idea of poetry becoming a historical source. A good poem can become its own piece of history, one that readers reflect on once enough time has passed since its creation, and the moment it crystallises.
My poem was inspired by my reading of John Banville's novel The Infinities, which in turn was inspired by von Kleist's play Amphitryon. I was struck by the character Adam facing death as he lay in a coma, still conscious of his surroundings, life and his family going on around him. The idea that no man – even a mathematician of Adam's ability, who dedicated his life to solving life's problems – can escape death's inevitability was a catalyst for this piece.
In the text, Cathay's emperor also features as an anecdote; his directive resonates. As a child (I was painful to deal with even then), I struggled with the idea that I was just one speck in a world full of them. It's something I still struggle to accept. I want to believe that I exist for a reason, that my existence and my actions matter, and that they will continue to matter when I die.
How would you describe the role of mortality/death in your work, and how do you think it affects the work of other writers?
Mortality doesn't play a significant role within my work; I'm told I haven't lived or lost enough. And I hope I won't reach that point in life any time soon. To me, mortality constitutes finding the occasional white hair, not being able to run a lap as quickly or as easily as the teenage me could, etc.
But when I step outside of myself, considering death confronts me with the realisation that the people I love and care for won't be around forever. I am starting to think about and deal with that reality, but I doubt I'll be ready for when those moments come.
On the other hand, grief and loss, not to mention longing for what might have or could have been, are motifs that you will find in much of my writing. I am one of the world's worst losers, I find it very hard to let go, and grief and loss are such natural, universal emotions, hence their presence in a number of my poems. I "harp back" because I tend to write what I think and feel, things I cannot always express through speech.
When I write, I run with what comes out, so a lot of my poetry is based on my experiences and my responses to them. A comrade has convinced me that, as a fledgling writer, you have to flush yourself out, so if a poet has lost something or someone important to them, you can expect to sense this within their work.
Writers tend to write about what they know first and then, when they've run out, they become more resourceful because they have to create and generate 'new' material. I now have to look for ideas to pursue and look forward, rather than look back. I think this pattern is particularly true for poetry. For me, it's such a personal, insular craft; I often cannot escape myself.
The King James Bible and Shakespeare have both had a huge influence on the English language, and maybe our perspectives/consciousness in general. Could you tell us how you came to include both of these in this poem, and whether their inclusion was somehow inevitable even before you embarked on the first draft?
The Infinities spurred this poem into being. Before I'd read it, I don't think I'd given my own mortality any serious thought. Reading about Cathay's emperor drove me to think about Christ, and my nomad mind progressed to thinking about Macbeth, a character who took hold of me in 4th year of secondary school and never let go.
Charles J. Haughey's story is also an influence. Last year I read a book and watched the RTÉ drama series about Haughey in the months preceding my first draft of "When Colours Run". Like Cathay, Macbeth, and Othello, Haughey seems to have been obsessed by his own mortality and legacy; he even quoted Othello in his final speech as Taoiseach.
Looking back, attending a Catholic primary school engrained a sense of religion within me. Though I am no longer particularly religious, I think a certain level of faith remains part of me. My being able to believe and hope for something greater in life is important, and though I'm not a practising Catholic, religion is something I've neither extracted myself from nor developed any real desire to leave behind.
As for Shakespeare, I think so much of his work, particularly his tragedies, maps out the defining thoughts and experiences of our lives. For me, the most beautiful and frightening aspect of Shakespeare's work is that no matter what you are thinking or feeling, there is probably a Shakespearian character or quotation that deals with the same experience.
Sticking with religion, and putting you on the spot now, do you think religion (in general, and particular religions) should be taught in school? What do they have to offer, and what are the drawbacks?
I do think that schools should teach some form of religious education, but that it should be a more "ecumenical matter". Father Ted allusions aside, imparting a knowledge and understanding of people's beliefs and values to our young people is very important. Though I think that my primary school experience was overly religious, I respect the experience because it grounded me.
I attended a secondary school with a "community" ethos. Although Catholicism still influenced our school's practice, people of other faiths and cultures were, I believe, made to feel welcome. Their beliefs and values were respected and catered for.
As a student, I enjoyed Religious Education. Learning about the cornerstones of other faiths helped me to understand people of other cultures and religions, and the subject helped to prepare me for the society we now live in, one where religion and people's beliefs are contentious issues.
I think schools should continue to teach R.E., but the subject needs to retain and develop its breadth and inclusivity. It should be for students of every system of beliefs, including agnosticism, but it shouldn't be compulsory. If people don't wish to study it, they shouldn't be forced to. Religion should be a choice, rather than an expectation.
Why do you write?
I write because I am driven to, because it's what I am best at. I never tire of working with words, and I strive constantly to better my work with them. One of my earliest poems, "My Escape", best explains my relationship with writing: "I write to be and escape me".
If you had one piece of advice for a writer, what would it be?
People might think that writing's a solitary art, but you shouldn't isolate yourself. I've learned a lot and produced most of my best work as a result of working with others.
Don't be afraid to take that class, ask others to critique your work, be rejected, etc. It's all part of the process. I read somewhere that every person is a writer. From when we wake up until we fall asleep, we write – in our thoughts, our actions, our speech. But so much of what we write never makes it to the page.
Go out, meet people, and live a life worth writing about; words will find their way to you.
#20 "Swan, Heron, Ducks" by Pete Mullineaux
Perhaps the most prominent feature of the poem, for me, was its tone. It's the only poem I've come across where the first word I'd use to describe it (and especially its tone) is "patient". And that's despite the use of run-on lines, which usually create a sense of urgency in a poem.
There's an odd mix of the quiet and the melodramatic here. Odd in the sense that the combination works so well. It's quite like a classical tune luring us into lulls, followed by crescendos such as "tuning feathers; then like a great winged / accordion at the heart of this session, flamboyant / flapping brings wind and sound to the picture".
At heart, this is a nature poem which, in many ways, feels like a poem about people. Maybe we are so used to birds doing very bird-like things such as flying that the unusual descriptions here resonate on a deeper level. And it feels as though simple acts such as dipping and diving have extra meaning for the animals themselves. Conveying this is evidence of the poet's skill, and such deeper meaning is, I think, something we associate with good poetry.
Swan, Heron, Ducks
The surface on the canal tonight: black cellophane.
And music without volume – here in overlapping
rhythmic channels of water birds. On her island nest
a white goddess folds an angular neck, arranging
and tuning feathers; then like a great winged
accordion at the heart of this session, flamboyant
flapping brings wind and sound to the picture.
Across the weir, her partner raps with an old heron –
bird banter between tunes, before the grey one swoops
above the reeds towards a suitable platform for business;
no show, motionless now on spindly fiddle-bow legs –
content to sit this one out, waiting perhaps for a call
to sing an old heron song – and all this time, weaving
in their own patterns, the coming and going of ducks,
silver-grey in the moonlight, tracking their own
invisible melody, dipping and diving…
About Pete
When I was 13 I had a poem selected for an anthology, Poetry & Song, published by Macmillan. It was then recorded on an album with music by Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger. This gave me an early introduction to the connections between poetry and song, and I've been fascinated by that since. Living in London in the 80's I was part of the performance poetry scene but also in a left wing rock/punk band The Resisters, we toured Germany and made an album for Munich's Trikont Records. When the band split I performed solo as Pete Zero, doing lots of festivals like Glastonbury and political events and some fun gigs alongside such luminaries as the Pogues.
Coming back to Ireland with my partner Moya Roddy and daughter Cassie in the early 90's I brought a mandolin with me and wanted to learn Irish Traditional Music. I took up the fiddle as well and I've been learning since! My interest in the connections between poetry and music continued and I published my third collection, Session (Salmon Poetry) in 2011, exploring music and sound in nature and in human interaction, with a particular focus on Irish traditional music. The book has had a wonderful response, not just in literary circles, but I'm pleased to say from musicians and music publications.
Some people, when they hear "it's a nature poem" tune out automatically, I find, as if they have a preconceived notion of something boring to follow. What do you think a poet must be mindful of when setting out to write a nature poem?
That's one huge area of activity and experience given the cold shoulder! The world, the plants, animals, human beings, the universe! It's hard for me to contemplate nature being boring. Yes, I do write some poems about or inspired by nature, but there are plenty of others that are urban, or about people, or city landscapes – I wouldn't distinguish between them in terms of approach to subject matter, except, yes, there will be different music to any poem. But even here I like the idea of challenging expectations. No reason why the music of a poem about a flock of birds such as starlings, circling and dipping shouldn't sound like a jazz riff. Or a city scene in a shopping centre or car park, use "flow" as you would in a poem about a river. The only thing I think anyone should be mindful of is what's there, in front of or around them, wherever it is. That of course includes themselves as part of the scene or moment. A poem is essentially observation (of what is out there, but also observation of the self in the moment) plus inspiration.
Could you comment on the importance of tone in poetry? "Swan, Heron, Ducks" has a slow, contemplative tone which suits the subject, I think.
I think tone is very important, in any poem. Apart from the "idea" or thought that anchors the poem and the music of the poem, the rhythm, flow, etc. – what merges them together to create an overall effect is the tone – sometimes obvious, other times more subtle and hard to pin down: dry, warm, detached, ironic, superior, playful, sardonic, etc. Sometimes it's hard for a writer to hear and identify the tone they have presented in their own poem, to hear what readers will get on a first hearing.
Music features quite a lot in your poetry. What role would you say it plays in your writing?
Yes, continuing on from the previous question, for me it's not enough to just have a good idea, or perception, or witness something and think "that would make a good poem" – and just write it down. In that case the only thing the reader/listener can respond to is the quality of the idea, or perception. If you're reliant solely on how good the thought is, then it had better be exceptional, unusual, at least worth drawing attention to. But even a low key, quiet or understated thought or idea can have a powerful effect when combined with the form of the poem, the rhythm, structure, flow – in other words the "music". Imagine a collection where you have to come up with 50 great ideas or perceptions! Even the major writers don't achieve this. But attention to form and structure – the music of the poem can give a whole collection a sense of cohesion and ensure at least some "delight" with every piece – which is what Frost said he was looking for first in a poem. (He said a poem should begin with delight and end in wisdom, not the other way around.)
Another striking feature of this poem is the use of run-on lines (or "enjambment" if we're gonna get technical about it). Did you use this technique in order to reflect anything in the poem, or simply because it felt right?
We talk about rhythm in poetry, and it's easy to hear it in obvious cases like marching feet, or a train – but what is the "rhythm" of a gently flowing stream, or an almost still pond? Perhaps here it's more helpful to think of 'flow' – in which case yes, the flow of the lines one into the next is important in capturing the soundscape or music of the scene. This poem is also a bit like a play, there are characters taking part in a low key dramatic scene, there is action and there is stillness. All the characters get a moment where the attention is on them, but they form an ensemble, a collective presence. Each has a voice and quality of action that is distinct to them. So, overall, although the poem is focused on a stillness (the title is the way you might describe a "still life" in visual art), it still has to move.
I love words, ideas, feelings, perceptions, sounds – and how these come together in ways that surprise even the writer. I love how when you're writing, things happen by accident. In this poem I clearly had thoughts about music buzzing round in my head, when the swan expanded then contracted its wings I saw an accordion. It surprised me. I didn't bring that perception to the poem, it just happened. Even in a small way, the result is the world has changed in how you perceive and experience it.
Trust your thoughts and feelings. Write it! You can worry about it later.


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28 February 2012: The Next Web launches the first iPad edition of its global online publication today, created on the mag+ digital publishing platform.
Beautifully designed and full of fresh, long format stories, The Next Web's (TNW) new monthly iPad issue complements its hugely successful international business, technology and culture blog, read by 5.1 million readers a month.
The new app available from today in Apple's Newsstand features a moving front cover, links straight through to iTunes for products that are reviewed, and wallpaper art available to download for free right away. TNW is offering this first full iPad issue for free, with a yearly subscription at US$9.99. The option to buy one-off editions for US$1.00 will soon be in place.
TNW Founder and Editor Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten says the enhanced functionality of iPad brings TNW to life. Designing it in mag+, he adds, made taking the blog to iPad affordable and easy. "When I reviewed my magazine designs on iPad the first time, I had a rush of adrenalin. The mag+ software rocks. It's the perfect tool, allowing us to produce our 50-page tablet issue while expanding the team only by two."
With the new app, TNW's audience can expect design innovation, alongside in-depth articles, such as:
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We are now camped at the Avalon Rest Area which is a truck stop 50km from Melbourne and 20km from Geelong. It is the first free site we have stayed at with warm showers. Geelong faces Melbourne from the other side of the huge Port Phillip Bay. It is also where we have spent the last couple of days making use of the free internet in it's libraries to look for work.
Melbourne is Australia's second largest city, although maybe not for much longer. It has grown by more than Sydney every year since the 2000 Olympics. It is also second only to London in the number of visitors to this blog so I feel duty bound to get some great shots of the city. If any Melburnians know of a good place we can park the Van while I photograph the city please leave a comment.


Peter and I hope to join the group this year. His mom is in a nursing home in Tulsa due to breaking her femur. In all likelihood, she will die there. We cannot take care of her ourselves but visit her twice a day and do her laundry.
> It's early enough still to wish everybody a happy new year.
> In recent years the committee used the CES to exchange first ideas about the location of the next HHUC. Did this happen this year too? And if so, are there any thoughts, even if they are very preliminary?


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How to Find French Classes in the US?
by AS Susan / Dec 21, 2021
French is a romantic language that comes from the Indo-European family. It is the official language of more than 29 countries across the continents. A number of these countries are the members of Organization international de la Francophonie also known as OIF.
OIF is a community comprising 84 countries and contributing to the official use and teaching of French all over the world. More than 300 million people speak French globally, 235 million of which speak it daily. It is also part of the six languages used in the United Nations.
French in the US – An Overview
French is an important language in the US. It is considered a minority language and is spoken accordingly. According to statistics, more than 3 million Americans speak French. It makes French the fourth most spoken language in the United States after English, Spanish, and Chinese.
The French language has evolved a lot over the years in the US. There are different factors that happen to be the reason for the French's evolution in the US.
Here is the main classification of the different dialects and speaking styles of the French, which people in different corners of the US speak.
The descendants of the colonists speak Louisiana French
19th and 20th-century Canadian migrants speak New England French
Missouri French is what, French settlers in the Illinois country speak
The habitants of Michigan speak Muskrat French.
Métis people speak Metis French
The language also comes to the state through the francophone migrants. French is the second most spoken language in the Vermont and Maine states. It is the third most spoken language in the state of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
French is also one of the popular most taught foreign languages in American educational institutes. Many Americans enroll their children in the French heritage language.
French as a Learning Language in the US
French has been an immensely popular language in the US. It has been the first choice for the citizens to learn and speak. According to a report after 1998, it is considered to be the second most studied foreign language in the United States after Spanish.
According to a survey, around 1.2 million students from the school selected French as a foreign language in the past years, and overall 14% of the students got enrolled in foreign languages.
A number of American universities offer French language courses. Along with this other degree courses in the language are also quite common. The reports say that the number of enrollments for French is second highest behind Spanish.
There are multiple mediums that students use to find the French classes in the states. Here, a few of these have been shortlisted to make it easier for the students.
Private French classes
There is an option of home tutorizing. The students can opt for this option. This mode of learning can be a little expensive. However, those who are passionate about learning French do avail this option.
The French tutor can either come home or the student can take the classes through online and digital platforms. This is the most convenient medium available. The student can take the classes in the comfort of his home. The private teachers are available according to the student's convenience.
Berlitz
Berlitz is one of the reliable language institutes all over the world. It is quite popular for its consistency and good results over the years. The method of teaching is very effective at Berlitz.
They ensure to teach the students effectively so that they get the command of language and speak it fluently. So, the students learn the language in a way that helps them to communicate flawlessly.
Berlitz has established a good reputation over the years. They also offer online classes. Moreover, it is one of the most reliable institutes for French test preparation.
FrenchPod101
FrenchPod101 is another amazing institute that offers useful French lessons and classes. They offer the classes with audio and video-based lessons to teach the students about all the pronunciations as well.
There are a number of teachers who are available for the students to guide and teach. The teaching technique of the FrenchPod101 is quite effective.
There are different teachers available for the students so they get exposure to different speaking styles with different dialects and voices. They are quite active with their content and keep releasing their content regularly to engage the potential audience.
French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)
Established in New York City the FIAF is an excellent organization. They offer their teachings in the French language and culture. FIAF is one of the best institutes in the US to learn French.
They offer personal coaching as well as online teaching to students who are eager to learn the French language and culture. Moreover, the institute offers premium-level French lessons with culturally enriched settings and exceptional level education for all potential students.
These are the students who plan to appear to prepare for the official French exam in the US or even in France. FIAF also takes care of the students who have learned French earlier and feel to be out of practice.
They offer refresher courses of one and two weeks for all such students who want to brush up their French-speaking skills. FIAF has multiple dimensional French courses for travelers, for test-taking students as well as for the ones who need to be proficient in the language to get a confirmation on the job.
The additional feature of the FIAF is, it offers specially designed courses for kids and teenagers. There are different learning levels, they offer from beginners to advanced so the students can take up any course which they find compatible with the proficiency.
Rocket French
Rocket French offers the learning program as interactive sessions. Their main teaching technique includes audio and video interactions. The duration of the lesion is around 25 to 30 minutes. Students get to engage in a number of activities including flashcards, games, and other interactive sessions to enhance the learning process.
Rocket French further offers the voice recognition lesson to ensure the right pronunciation of the learners. The students and learners can track their progress through a mobile app that has been designed by rocket French for the convenience of the students.
This app offers a free trial for some time and later on the user has to make the purchase. The platform is accessible through multiple levels.
It offers more than 12 languages to learn and get excelled. Babble offers the teaching method which involves the work on conversation and real-life live dialogues. They offer realistic situations and debates for the active learning programs.
The duration of the sessions is around ten to fifteen minutes. The babble also offers the repetition feature for improvised memorization.
They also customize and plan the lessons as per the preferences of the learners whether they want it to be visual or audio mode.
The students can always ask for the customized French lesson as per their preferences and convenience. This way the students can get more engaged and indulge in the process of learning. Babble also offers a mobile app to help the students on the go with short interactive sessions and videos.
Rosetta Stone is one of the most popular language-learning platforms in the US. The popularity is due to its amazing self-paced learning feature which helps in French and 25 more languages.
They have an easy and interactive curriculum for all languages. The students get unique experiences and get great exposure to their rare teaching techniques. The teaching strategies are quite the same and similar to the way how we learn native languages.
The rosetta stone and its study material is accessible through desktop or mobile phone. The users can access the
Instant feedback and voice recognition software
It is another excellent online teaching platform. It has the content and details about literally everything and language. they cover the topic of arts, musical instruments, and crafting calculus.
They cater to students from every domain. Superprof offers a list of teachers and tutors to the students and students can decide about their private teacher.
The students can also learn French from the teachers of their vicinity. There are expensive as well as fare teachers available there. the students after having sufficient knowledge about the language can also create the teacher profile at the website and can start earning right away.
French is a popular language in the US. It is considered the main official language in many parts of the states. Furthermore, it is the second most taught and spoken language in American institutes and schools.
The number of students who opt for learning French as a foreign language is relatively high as compared to the other languages.
Moreover, the best institutes which offer French classes in the US have also been shared for the convenience of the students who are in the US and looking for effective and economical French classes.
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